Bungoma man sentenced to death for robbing motorcyclist of Sh 265,630 bike

A Bungoma man, Lameck Wamalwa Juma, has been sentenced to death for violently robbing a motorcyclist of a motorcycle worth Sh265,630 in an attack that left the victim unconscious. According to prosecutors, Juma was convicted of robbery with violence under Section 296(2) of the Penal Code following a case presented with six witnesses.

The court found on October 5, 2026, that the prosecution had proven all the elements of the offense. On January 29, 2026, Juma allegedly hired the victim, Collins Munialo Ndiema, to transport him to Marina Resort. During the journey, another person joined them and directed the rider to a secluded area, where Juma was struck on the head with a wooden board, causing him to lose consciousness.

The attackers then fled with the motorcycle, but investigators recovered parts of it at Juma's residence in Chwele Market using a tracking device. The complainant positively identified Juma as the person who had hired his motorcycle. The court considered the gravity of the offense, the victim's injuries, the lack of recovered motorcycle, and Juma's prior criminal record before imposing the death sentence.